Public procurement that a small company can actually bid for
The problem
Tender conditions on turnover and past experience routinely exclude new companies regardless of capability.
Why it matters
Public procurement is one of the largest markets in the country, and it is closed by default to new entrants.
Proposed solution
Advocate for proportionate qualification criteria, and publish analysis of how many bidders each large tender actually attracted.
How it would be implemented
Research using published tender data, highlighting tenders with very few bidders as a competition indicator.
Risks, and what we would do about them
Risk
Lowering qualification criteria can increase delivery failure.
Mitigation
Advocate proportionality, not removal. Pair with performance security requirements.